[Benevolance]

Please post your characters in the characters thread when you get the chance. You guys are third level now. Once I know what levels people are taking, I will give you your additional hit point totals. Remember that the first two levels are full hit points.

We will begin with you guys successfully having returned the herd to the Pandessan base, and resting up a few days.

Any questions: post them here.

This post has been edited by Benevolance: 08 November 2005 - 01:03 PM

[Valrus]

oooo lots of goodies, Siscero would like to request additional scrolls if possible or take the time to make them himself.

Also a large shield incase things get ugly.

Siscero is also going for an additional Cleric level so hp are now 16+1d8+2

This post has been edited by Valrus: 08 November 2005 - 03:05 PM

[Benevolance]

The roll is...a six! So add 8 HP to Siscero.

[Kishi]

Woot! I just found Torin's character sheet, so I won't have to completely rebuild him. I'll just reowork him a bit and figure out his next level.

[Kishi]

Alright, gave Torin another level of Marshal- I'm pondering going Dwarven Defender later, but that's not a question for several more levels. I also got rid of Power Attack, which I don't think I ever actually used, and took Improved Initiative.

1d8+4 hit points this level.

This post has been edited by Kishi: 08 November 2005 - 05:06 PM

[Benevolance]

Torin gets...a five. So that's another 9 HP for the Ironmaster.

[Kishi]

*sigh of relief*

[Benevolance]

Expecting a 1, were we? :)

[Kishi]

No, there was also some worry I might roll a 2. :)

[Nyoibo]

Ok, HP are 1d6+2.

[Benevolance]

And...four. So that's six hit points to Talon.

[Nyoibo]

Hmm, could have been worse.

[Benevolance]

The dice seem to be very average.

[OverdrivePrime]

3rd level? Score! Behror will be increasing his fighter level to 2. :)

[Benevolance]

Behror rolls a seven on his d10.

[Valrus]

so will it be possible to get some additional scrolls for Siscero?

[Benevolance]

Give me a list of which ones he'd like.

[Flynn]

I will have Exseos character sheet on here sometime tomorrow...I am going to advance him as a fighter though!

[Benevolance]

Exseo rolls a...seven. So add 7 + con mod to his hit points.

[OverdrivePrime]

Sweetness! We're gonna be totally haus.

Lance, is the "Mage Slayer" feat I chose for Behror OK by you? He wants to devote himself to taking out spellcasters who oppose Pandessa, and he's kicking himself for not being able to take out "Feathers" earlier.

[Benevolance]

Yep, that's cool with me.

Are you planning on taking at least four levels of Ranger with Behror? If so, I'll have to figure out what effect the minus 4 caster levels penalty will have on a 2nd level caster. If not, I'm on easy street!

[Valrus]

Arcane Scrolls
Cause Fear x3
Ray of enfeeblement x4
Rope Trick x2
Knock x2
Haste x3
Dispel Magic x2


Divine Scrolls
Remove Fear x4
Bless x3
Aid
Bull's Strength
Restoration, lesser

He wants to load up, it looks like it will be a long campaign.

[OverdrivePrime]

Benevolance, on Nov 10 2005, 12:40 PM, said:

Yep, that's cool with me.

Are you planning on taking at least four levels of Ranger with Behror? If so, I'll have to figure out what effect the minus 4 caster levels penalty will have on a 2nd level caster. If not, I'm on easy street!

Schnope. Behror wants no part of spellcasting. The max level I see him having as a ranger is 3. Looks like it's easy street for you, Ace!

[Benevolance]

Your 'loot' for returning the celestial bison is 1800 gp worth of scrolls from the following list. The list was generated randomly, but I tried to make sure some of your requests were included. :)

Arcane available:
1st level
1 Cause fear (25 gp)
2 Ray of enfeeble (25 gp)
1 colour spray (25 gp)
2 detect secret doors (25 gp)
2 enlarge person (25 gp)
1 erase (25 gp)
2 hold portal (25 gp)
1 magic weapon (25 gp)
2 silent image (25 gp)
2 shocking grasp (25 gp)

2nd level
1 arcane lock (175 gp)
1 bear's endurance (150 gp)
1 darkvision (150 gp)
2 daze monster (50 gp)
2 delay poison (200 gp)
1 disguise self (150 gp)
1 rope trick (150 gp)
2 resist acid (150 gp)
2 resist cold (150 gp)
2 shatter (150 gp)
1 spider climb (150 gp)
2 touch of idiocy (150 gp)

Divine available:
1st level
1 bless (25 gp)
2 bless weapon (100 gp)
1 cause fear (25 gp)
2 endure elements (25 gp)
1 protection from good (25 gp
2 protection from evil (25 gp)
2 protection from chaos (25 gp)
1 protection from law (25 gp)
1 remove fear (25 gp)

2nd level
2 augury (175 gp)
1 bear's endurance (150 gp)
2 darkness (150 gp)
1 fog cloud (150 gp)
2 gentle respose (150 gp)
2 hold person (150 gp)
2 remove paralysis (150 gp)
2 shield other (150 gp)
1 status (150 gp)
1 zone of truth (150 gp)


Edit: Group money may also be spend towards the purchase of these items. Plus, I guarantee you guys *will* find things in the field.

This post has been edited by Benevolance: 11 November 2005 - 10:24 PM

[Kishi]

Equipment-wise, I'd like to see if I can possibly find someone I could trade my crossbow for a longbow- mighty composite, if I've got a choice, and I'd adore if it was a magical +1, as well. I'm trying to think what else Torin might need...

[Nyoibo]

I can't remember, do we have any more gold, I've got 330, but I'm not sure if we got more.

[Kishi]

I know we picked some up off the kobolds we fought, but can't recall how much.

[Benevolance]

Shoot. I guess that was lost in the transition. I know one item was a spyglass, and I think there were three flasks of acid.

You're new gold total is: 1290 gp and 3 gems worth 50 gp each.

The following items may be found available for trade within the outpost:

Armour and Shields
+1 Breastplate of Silent moves
+1 Heavy steel shield of Blinding
+1 Breastplate of Silent moves
Elven chain
Lion’s shield

Weapons
+2 Greatsword
Dagger of venom
Javelin of lightning
+1 Shortbow, composite (+1 Str bonus)
+1 Shortbow, composite (+1 Str bonus)

Rings:
Protection +2
Protection +1
Animal friendship

Rods:
Metamagic, Maximize, lesser
Metamagic, Enlarge

Wands
Enlarge person
Eagle’s splendor
Magic missile (1st)
Shatter
Knock

Wondrous Items
Boots of the winterlands
Wind fan
Eversmoking bottle
Deck of illusions
Belt of dwarvenkind
Necklace of fireballs type IV
Necklace of fireballs type I
Lens of detection
Horseshoes of a zephyr
Scarab, golembane

[Kishi]

I'll see if I can trade my +1 heavy crossbow for one of the shortbows.

[Valrus]

Picked Ssicero's scrolls.
I'm guessing the large shield is no problem?

BTW, how do you guys get things to look so nice in the code boxes?

[Benevolance]

I don't remember seeing a large shield asked for. *reads again* Still missing it.

If it's a mundane large shield, no problem. If it's a magical one, problem.

As far as code boxes, you lay everything out in a text editor. The trick is that you physically press space bar for each step you want something over, not tab. Once you have things lined up nicely, you throw the {code} {/code} boxes around the text and voila.

The mistake I always made was using tabs to space the text out. Tabs are bad, m'kay?

This post has been edited by Benevolance: 12 November 2005 - 05:50 PM

[Kishi]

Valrus, on Nov 8 2005, 01:51 PM, said:

oooo lots of goodies, Siscero would like to request additional scrolls if possible or take the time to make them himself.

Also a large shield incase things get ugly.

Siscero is also going for an additional Cleric level so hp are now 16+1d8+2

That'd be the shield request.


And can I convince someone to make the swap with me, shortbow for crossbow? I'll need to get some arrows, too, if it goes through.

[Benevolance]

Well, since Flynn's taking a little while, how'd you feel about roleplaying the swap?

[Kishi]

Works for me.

[Valrus]

aye, I asked for a shield way back in my first post which got ignored....

I juist want a normal so I'll just add it to me character sheet.

[Benevolance]

Yeah, my fault. I missed it entirely. Stupid cross-class spot ranks.

[Kishi]

Ha, about halfway through the post I recall why the name Brunt was niggling at the back of my skull. Yeah, I'm a nerd.

And Torin's father is entirely influenced by the fact I've been reading Discworld novels of late.

[OverdrivePrime]

Behror is extremely interested in one of those breastplates of silent moves. How much do they want for 'em?

[Benevolance]

They would cost 2,725 gp.

[1000 gp (+1 bonus) +3750 gp (Silent moves)]/2 (Pandessa bonus) = 2,375 gp. + 350 gp for MW Breastplate.

Not entirely cheap...

[OverdrivePrime]

Hmm... that's a bit out of our price range. Behror will just have to save up, methinks.

Do they have any masterwork breastplates lying around? No armor bonus, but at least he'd be a teensy bit more quiet.

[Benevolance]

Masterwork breastplate: yes. It would cost 350 gp, but you could find one.

[OverdrivePrime]

Behror has a regular breastplate that's in good condition. Would the supply office be willing to accept that one as a partial trade? I think I might be able to scrounge enough moneys from the squad coffers to cover the rest.

This post has been edited by OverdrivePrime: 13 November 2005 - 10:30 PM

[Benevolance]

Hmm, they'll credit you 150gp for your existing breast plate.

[OverdrivePrime]

Sweet. Is the squad willing to contribute 200g to Behror in order for him to get some masterwork armor?

[Benevolance]

Kishi: I set a +2 circumstance bonus if you mentioned resuming patrols to Brunt. With your +9 bonus and the natural 20 you rolled, you had a 31 on your diplomacy check - enough to change Brunt from indifferent to genuinely helpful. :)

[Kishi]

Finally, I roll well! And to think I wondered if that Skill Focus (Diplomacy) would ever come in handy. ;)

Torin was just a little surprised by the abruptness of it, that's all.

[Benevolance]

Kishi: can you check with Flynn whether he thinks he's going to be able to continue? I'd like to get the game moving again.

Let him know that if he's going to be too busy with girlfriend/school, Exseo can take a hiatus until he's free again and join up with the party later.

[Nyoibo]

I was wondering when we were going to get into it.

[Kishi]

I saw him this evening and told him he needed to post his character. He said he needed to level up Exseo. I told him "Sucks to your level up!" Well, not really, we were probably interrupted by "conversation."

I'll check in with him tomorrow and see if he'll be able to post in the next day or two, or if we should rotate Exseo to a temporary assignment with the supply corp.

For bookeeping, what was the bow Torin got? One of the +1 Mighty Composite Shortbows (+1), I assume?

This post has been edited by Kishi: 16 November 2005 - 12:50 AM

[Benevolance]

That's the bow.

Even if Flynn levels up Exseo and posts the character, I want to be sure that he can commit to posting three or four times a week. I'd like to keep the game moving along at a fairly brisk pace.

I will begin the adventure tomorrow. Everyone is supplied up, we will begin the second leg of your tour of duty.

This post has been edited by Benevolance: 16 November 2005 - 11:53 AM

[Kishi]

I just talked to Flynn, he said that'd be great if he could put Exseo on hiatus for a bit. He's only got a few more weeks of rehersal and play, so he should be able to rejoin the game come mid-December.

[OverdrivePrime]

Oh yeah - did Behror successfully trade in his old armor, plus an extra 200 gold from the squad coffers for a masterwork breastplate?

[Benevolance]

I have no problem with it - depends entirely on your comrades.

This post has been edited by Benevolance: 17 November 2005 - 10:45 AM

[OverdrivePrime]

Guys? Can Behror use 200 gold of the squad monies to get a slightly quieter suit of armor that could theoretically be enchanted later on?

This post has been edited by OverdrivePrime: 17 November 2005 - 11:37 AM

[Nyoibo]

No problem with me, I really have no want for anything until we get to magical items.

[Kishi]

I've got no complains, I just wasn't sure how much cash we had from the loot.

[Benevolance]

Quote

One item was a spyglass...there were three flasks of acid.
You're new gold total is: 1290 gp and 3 gems worth 50 gp each.

[Kishi]

Well, I guess we both can fail spot checks then, can't we?

[OverdrivePrime]

Rock, since I've gotten two endorsements and no protests, Behror will have droped 200 gold and traded in his old armor for some nifty new masterwork armor. Please deduct 200 gold from the squad coffers.

Lance, how much would a cammo cloak cost? Is it possible we could get them for the whole squad? I'm thinking of a regular weight cloak, made with a cammo pattern to grant a slight penalty to hide in a natural setting.

[Benevolance]

I'm going to say a Camoflauge cloak will give a +2 competence bonus to hide (in the terrain is was made for) for a cost of 150 gp. It's considered a masterwork cloak. For purposes of terrain, we'll broadly say forest (green cloak), mountain (brown/gray cloak), desert (light tan cloak) and tundra (grey/white cloak).

This post has been edited by Benevolance: 18 November 2005 - 03:20 PM

[Nyoibo]

How about a reversible cloak?

Forrest on one side Mountain on the other?

[Benevolance]

I'll have to think about that. I already condensed the territories down to four instead. :)

Does anyone remember what season I said it was? I'd posted it in the first thread, but I've forgotten and the original thread is - of course - disappeared.

I'm going to include season and prevailing weather conditions in the status thread, since such things might become an issue when tracking. And in decisions you guys make: a medium drizzle and a fine fog may provide the concealment you guys need to sneak up on opposition forces.

[Benevolance]

Alright, I'm going to rule that the offensive began in spring, and it is now late spring. The 6th month, for the sake of simplicity.

I'm going to say 'no' to the reversible cloaks. I've already condensed the terrains down into fewer categories.

A proper update will be later today.

[Benevolance]

I'm going to give the combat thread a try for this combat. We'll see how it goes. Everyone please post once in the combat thread and you can edit your post each round for your new actions.

Also, PLEASE post your relevent attack information in the combat thread when making your attack! This saves me having to dig out each person's stats every time I update! I guess the most important parts are: Attack bonus, AC, damage.

[Nyoibo]

2 questions.

1) what's the initiative order?

2) Why am I always the one to sit on bitey things? :(

[Benevolance]

1) The initiative order is in the combat thread. Everyone will post once in that thread, and then edit that post on a round by round basis. You do not have to post your intended action in sequence, either.

Hopefully this will help speed up the game by allowing people to post combat actions when they are on the boards, rather than when they are on the boards and everyone before them has already posted.

2) Talon is the most carefree and casual of the party, and failed his spot check by the most. :)

[Nyoibo]

Ah, gotcha.

[Kishi]

Waaaaait a minute, how did I end up going second in combat? This is such a confusing turn of events, I'm not sure how to react to it.

Oh, right, I took improved initiative.

This post has been edited by Kishi: 22 November 2005 - 04:04 PM

[Benevolance]

I cannot believe none of you got hit. :(

[Kishi]

If it'll make you feel better, feel free to add an interlude about Exseo falling out of a skycart. That'd be pretty amusing.

[Benevolance]

I dislike the fact that edits don't show up as new posts when you're browsing! Other than that, the new board is pure gravy. Of course - as a power-abusing mod - this makes it very easy to change people's posts inconspicuously! Mwa ha ha!

We're just waiting for Nyoibo's update for round two.

[Nyoibo]

Oops, I'll get right on that.

[Nyoibo]

Sorry about that, I had to go to work.

[Benevolance]

Just waiting for Kishi and Nyoibo to update their actions.

[Nyoibo]

:blink:

We're on to the third round?

Hmm, I didn't notice an update.

[Benevolance]

The updates come fast and furious. As soon as we have Talon's next action posted, we should be able to finish off the fodder and you guys can take down Momma!

[Nyoibo]

Yeah, sorry about that, I had another power failure last night.

[Nyoibo]

Ok, posted and ready to kill a giant centipede.

[Benevolance]

Giant centipedes killed! It looks like Momma goes dead last... :(

[Nyoibo]

Well what did you expect?

[Nyoibo]

Yo, Lance, where j00 at?

[Kishi]

Yeah. For once, it's not me and Nyoibo holding up the game! High five!

[Nyoibo]

*High fives Kishi*

[Benevolance]

Been stretched rather thin for time lately. Update is ready now.

[Benevolance]

I must say, I rather like the Combat Thread for updating the combats. It makes the entire process about 50 billion times easier on me.

[Nyoibo]

I have posted as per your instructions oh illustrious GM, and await your response to our party's barrage.

[Nyoibo]

Hmm, don't I feel dumb, I forgot my 3rd level feat, but it's done now.

[Benevolance]

No problem. ODP forgot his hit points!

[Nyoibo]

You know one thing that sucks about warmages? They can only get their spells from the Evocation school, and they have all of them except for tensers floating disk and flare at level 3.

[OverdrivePrime]

Benevolance, on Dec 9 2005, 08:58 PM, said:

No problem. ODP forgot his hit points!

Hey, I've still got 12 of them sitting around. T3H PA1N!!

[Nyoibo]

I can't wait for my next couple of feats, Extra edge and Weapon Specialization (Ranged Spells)

once I get them I'll be doing 1d3+8/9 with a simple ray of frost. :D

[OverdrivePrime]

Woah! That'll be pretty handy. You'll have to throw on a thick Austrian accent and utter "Ice to meet you," whenever you blast someone with that.

I'm excited to take my next three levels - specialize with the dwarven waraxe, and then start down the path of the occult slayer. What a beautiful class! :D

[Nyoibo]

Yeah, I got happy when I saw the feat Extra edge, gives me a +1 to my Warmages edge, and adds 1/4 of my level to it as well, then with a +2 from Weapon Spec, I'll have a nice +7 or more bonus to damage with all my spells.

[Nyoibo]

I see only one problem with this fight, I'm running out of spells, I've only got 3 more level 1 spells, then I'm down to my cantrips, and they only do about 5 damage.

[OverdrivePrime]

Well, Torin and Behror have to get a lucky shot in eventually. That centipede sure did! *shakes fist*

[Nyoibo]

Well I ve done more damage to it than it did to you, I've done 28 damage already, this things got to go down soon, otherwise I'm going to have to get into hand to hand.

[OverdrivePrime]

I'd prefer if the damned thing just gave up and died! Unfortunately, it doesn't seem all that hurt... yet. I can take maybe one more hit and then Behror is going to have to backpedal away.

[Valrus]

heh, Siscero's alredy down to his wand and scrolls for attack magic. The next couple levels will be a nice boost though, can't wait.

[Nyoibo]

Hmm, where's Lance gone?

[OverdrivePrime]

Indeed... where is everyone's favorite Canadian fitness guru? Was he online at all yesterday?